Earlier this year, we started a project called Connecting KC directed as much at the Business Journal as our readers.
It was born of frustration that the face of Kansas City business was predominately white and male, as were the faces appearing in our articles and programs. And there was frustration that we so easily could comfort ourselves by saying that are coverage only reflected the business community.
The aim of Connecting KC is to do a better job of introducing ourselves and, by extension,…

The Opening Up America Again guidelines passed down from the federal government in mid-April provide a three-phase framework for reopening the U. S. economy. In early May, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott also released state-specific guidelines for his plan to Open Texas.
As social distancing measures begin to ease across the country based on state and local guidelines, businesses everywhere will soon face the challenge of safely reintegrating their workforce from working remotely back to working in an office…

Wellness programs have historically been a benefit that larger corporations have implemented in order to set themselves apart from other organizations on the recruiting and retention front, while helping to foster a culture of health and wellness within their employee population.
According to Aflac, health and wellness discounts are among some of the most coveted benefits that employees seek.

Kitty Hawk Corp., the flying car startup launched in 2010 by Larry Page and Sebastian Thrun, said Wednesday it is winding down one project while doubling down on another.
The 250-pound ultralight Flyer, which was unveiled in 2017, is going away and, according to TechCrunch, so are 70 jobs of people working on it at the Mountain View company.
Kitty Hawk said it is now concentrating on Heaviside, a larger electric vertical takeoff vehicle with a range of 100 miles and a maximum speed of 180 mph.
The…